Speech #700153273

President. if the Senator will withhold his objection. I would like to make a statement. This bill h as received the very serious attention of the Committee on immigration and received the unanimous approval of that committee. It does not contemplate the admission of any person to the United States who is not now here. and it has no bearing. at. all upon the deportation of any person. because under the law nobody can be deported after having been here five years. and this would take effect five years after the application of the law of 1924. It would permit the naturalization of worthy persons who were in the United States at the time of the passage of the restriction law of July 1. 1924. They may appear before the proper naturalization authorities. where It is to be determined that they have been here continuously. that they are persons of good moral character. and are not subject to deportation. The other parts of the -bill are administrative. very much desired by the naturalization authorities. and I trust that the bill may be given immediate consideration because of its importance. We have a great many persons in the United States like this case. for instance. of a young woman who came As an infant in arms from Scotland to Canada. As a very young child she came to the United States. Her parents died when she was an infant She has no knowledge of when she came or where she entered the United States. -and. under our laws. could not be deported. but she can never be a citizen unless relief of this sort is had.